Adjustable toilet seat



Oct. 7 1924. 1,510,493

I F. B; DILLARD ADJUSTABLE TOILET SEAT Filed Nov. 6, 1922 Patented a. 7,1924.

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- Application illed'fiovember 6, 1822. Serial No. 589,388.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK B. DmLAnD, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Y tion.

Oakland, in' the county of Alameda and State of California, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Toilet- Seats, ofwhich the following isa specifica- Thisinvention relates to improvementsin adjustable toilet seats.

The principalobject of this invention is to construct a toilet seatwhich may be easily and rapidly adjusted to provide for theaccommodation of various individuals.

Another object of this invention is-to provide a device of thischaracter which is apart of this specification,.an

cheap to construct, neat in appearance and one which may be employedw1th theusualtoilet b se. Other objects and advantages will be apparentduring the course of the following description. v p

In the accompanying drawin s forming in which like numerals are employedto designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is a top plan'view of my device,

Figure 2 is a cross-section taken on the line 22 ofFigure 1, and

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail cross-sew 1 tion taken on the line 33 ofFigure 2..

It is now customary, to employ auxiliary toilet seats for children,which seats are superimposed upon the ordinary seat; or to use aseparatechair having a receptacle therein. Both of these methods aretroublesome, and the use of a separate receptacle is unsanitary as thesereceptacles are often upset and broken. In. travelingor in thea tres andthe like, accommodations for 'chil dren are not provided, and it is toprovide for their convenience that I have devlsed my invention, whichconsists of expansible seat ortions which may be moved to or away roineach other, thus providing an expansible toiletseat for individuals ofall ages.

In the accompanyingdrawmgs, wherein for the urpose offillustration isshown a preferre embodiment ofmy invention, the numerals 5 and 6refer totwo' seat-portions of a toilet seat, which rest on the usual bowl 23.These-seat portions are curved and are secured to a cross piece 7 throuh the medium of channelsjg and 9, whic engiaqg: T members'as shown atHand 12. T

members are secured to .the'crosspidce 7,

while 'the channels are secured to each. of

the seat pieces 5 and 6. A'recess 13 is prov1d ed on each of the seatpieces, within which recess is mounted a nut 14. This nut 14 is adaptedto engage a worm 16, and it W111 be noted, by viewing Figure 2, thatthis worm 161s formed upon the shaft 17 and-is gitched in oppositedirections from its me- I ial line toward each 'end. A handle as shownat 18 and 19 is-secured to each end of the shaft 17 for the urpose ofrotating the same. Suitable bearings. 21 and 22 are "sevent lateralmovement of the shaft 17. .The numeral 23 designatestlie usual porcelainbowl of the toilet to whiish is secured secured to the seat portions 5and 6 'will be caused tomove to or away from each other depending u onthe direction 'of' rotation ofthe s aft 17, thereby adjusting thedistance between the seat portions for the accommodation of the personusing the toilet. I 1

It isa arent that I have devised a very simfile, e cient and quick meansfor accomplis ing the above result, and one which may be applied to thestandard porcelain bowl now in general use.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown anddescribed is to be taken as a same,'and that various changes in theshape, size and arrangement of parts me be resorted to without departingfrom-t e spiritjoined claims.

Having thus claim':- i

- 1. In a device of the character described, a cross piece, a shaftmounted on said cross piece, worms formed on said shaft, andsubstantlally semi-circular seat portions shd-ably to said cross piecesand adapted to be simultaneously moved tow d or away cured to the crosspiece 7 and serve to pref 'a pintle 24 to which the cove126 is hingedithe result will be that the nuts 14, which are a a I preferred exampleof the described :my "invention, I I

portions slidablysficumd'to :s'mid cross piem, Q v a nut mounted on eachof @101 swat portioms,.

a wot-m famzmw an'oppc im skim @f bible medmll llmca of mid shaft, said\vwrms bailing pitched in apposite direcfioms mmil adjziepfaeml 10' tobe engaged by said nuts, subsmmia and! for the purpwse specified! Jimterstimwy whemof I a my signature.

FRANK BO DILLLARD.

